Cable

Hi;
I think of a cord as being made of cloth, string, or leather. (Draperies are closed by pulling the cord.)
It can also be a connector (2-3 wires covered with a pliable plastic sheathing) for household electical appliances to a power source.

I think of a cable as being much thicker and designed for industrial use. Often cables are constructed of an insulating sheath and a com

It surely can be.

There are increasing numbers of types of cables and cords.

In 1858, Cyrus McCormick laid a transatlantic telegraph cable.

There are woven steel cables of various diameters used in elevator shafts and "steam shovels."
These would have a function similar to the woven nylon or cotton "cords" we use to operate our venitian blinds.
We have electric

Thanks, I'm still a little confused here is an excample for you:

A column is a type of pillar, therefore not every pillar is a column but every column has to be a pillar, meaning that pillar has a more comprehensive meaning that column and that column falls under the category of pillars. Now when it comes to cable and cord, which one has a more comprehensive meaning, and which one is ove

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The situation is not analogous. One is not a subclass of the other.

I can't think offhand of a single instance where I would use both terms to describe the same sample.

Well, a plastic sheathed computer cable and a plastic sheathed power cord might be indistinguishable if we weren't allowed to see the ends. They might well have the same diameter or gage or girth or whatever yo

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